Well. I'll say that when writing, don't look at things as whether you fail or succeed, but rather as a sliding scale to move along per piece. What I take from calling myself a good writer is that I write without fear of writing shit. This is not because everything I write is perfect: I have NEVER written something which I didn't improve based on people's input. NEVER.When I didn't mention getting input, it was because I had the impression that you were having trouble getting other people to give you input. It was my suggestion as an alternative. But Stubby is right, and you should stop looking around for people to give you input. You don't have to always listen to them: you may have differing opinions on how a piece needs to be. But you should always seriously weigh in and consider their advice in terms of whether you feel that it will improve your piece, and whether the original or the changed version is better in you opinion.When Keldoclock tells me something, I don't generally read it as "you wrote bad," but as "here's how you might write it better."

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Semaj Nagirrac wrote:Well, I took some land without checking if it was owned by a faction or not. I'm not going to be banned, am I? I can destroy everything if need be.

Also agreed. Constructive criticism is wonderful and, as a creator, you should learn to recognize it. Also, for the record, my comments weren't directed at mgb. Why, just the other day, I saw him in the chat asking all of us for advice on his cyberpunk story. They were of a more general nature.

Well that would be my ego kicking in just now. Whenever I feel like I write or say something where I made a mistake of some kind, I feel obligated to point it out so that I can acknowledge that I'm aware of it already. I'm only human, after all, as shown by both my mistakes and my internal need to keep them identified as mistakes that I have already learned from rather than part of my being. And of course, that's a contradiction in itself, since I haven't learned to not do that.

Tzan wrote:

Semaj Nagirrac wrote:Well, I took some land without checking if it was owned by a faction or not. I'm not going to be banned, am I? I can destroy everything if need be.

Perfectly natural. In a funny twist, I often overthink the things I write, during and after the fact. So I was just covering my bases. I actually hadn't gotten the impression that you were being defensive.

just start a huge project, something like the planet express building but minifig scale. at least don't sell all your lego like everyone else that goes into a dark age. If your friends make fun of one of you hobbies, they aren't real friends. For writing, look up prompts and base your stuff off of that, until you can think of your own topics.

One bright dayin the middle of the night,two dead boys stood up to fight.Back to back they faced each other,drew their swords and shot each other.The deaf policemen heard the noiseand shot the two dead boys.If you don't believe that my tale is true,ask the blind man.She saw it too.

mgb519 wrote:I swear, I remember this poem, but I don't. My first thought is Larry Levine. Wrong?

Wrong, it's an old unattributed poem. A longer version goes like this:

Ladies and gentlemen, hobos and tramps, I stand before you and sit behind you to tell you something I know nothing about! Admission is free, you must pay at the door; So pull up a chair and sit on the floor. The show is over, but before you go, let me tell you a story I don't really know :

I'm totally down to help critique anyone's work. I majored in Literature with a minor in Creative Writing in university so I imagine I can help. You can just pm me whatever and I'll look at it when I get the chance.

I think someone already said it but it's really helpful to have a friend or two read your work. Especially if they like to write too. You can make an editing circle which helped me a lot when I was younger. Of course this is coming from the guy who's had an idea for a book for 5 years, written the first chapter 3 times and is still unable to make it work.

EDIT: If you still have a block what I usually do is find a good TV show or book and read it then think about what you liked about it. That's usually enough to get me back into the mindset.

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